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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Alonzo Menifield
Alonzo Menifield
13-3-1 · USA
VS
Jimmy Crute
Jimmy Crute
12-3-1 · AUS
July 8, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Alonzo Menifield def. Jimmy Crute by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Menifield11/160/001:40
Crute25/370/301:01
R2 · 1:55
Menifield10/200/000:05
Crute1/161/200:11
Total
Menifield21/360/001:45
Crute26/531/501:12

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MenifieldWin probabilityCrute
48.3%51.7%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
10%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Menifield, blue toward Crute. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Menifield48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%62%
Submission3%7%
Decision15%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 21
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Crute52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%48%
Submission7%13%
Decision20%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 26
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.1)act 1
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R222%
R37%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Menifield
50.7%-106
Crute
+10647.8%
Most takedownstie 29.1%
Menifield
19.3%+267
Crute
-26751.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
39.7%
+152
Under 33.5
60.3%
-152
04284
Crute
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
38.7%
+154
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.8%
-154
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
34.4%
+191
Under 0.5
65.6%
-191
035
Crute
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.2%
+132
Under 1.5
56.8%
-132
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Menifield48.3%43.1%+5.2+120
Crute51.7%56.9%−5.2-150

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
71.3Striking62.4
Menifield +9.0
43.8Grappling91.7
Crute +47.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MenifieldCrute
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1544
1569
Divisional
1542
1524
Striking offense
1511
1497
Striking defense
1486
1512
Grappling offense
1525
1546
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
35 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.85
Strikes landed / min
2.65
59%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
53%
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.72
Takedowns / 15 min
5.67
36%
Takedown accuracy
64%
77%
Takedown defense
60%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
57%
0
Win/loss streak
0
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
83%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alonzo Menifield
  • DJimmy CruteM-DEC R3
    Close +1555mo before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2069mo before
  • WAskar MozharovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2611y 1mo before
  • LWilliam KnightU-DEC R3
    Close -1641y 7mo before
  • WEd HermanU-DEC R3
    Close -2661y 11mo before
Jimmy Crute
  • DAlonzo MenifieldM-DEC R3
    Close -1905mo before
  • LJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close -1871y 7mo before
  • LAnthony SmithKO/TKO R1
    Close -2222y 2mo before
  • WModestas BukauskasKO/TKO R1
    Close -3352y 9mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukSUB R1
    Close +1003y 4mo before
Menifield — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 1 loss
W
77% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
8% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Crute — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Menifield
Crute
10
UFC fights
8
83.7 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
47.6 min · 6.0 avg
10y 8m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Menifield
Crute
128W–60L · 68.1%
Overall
124W–40L · 75.6%
83W–40L · 67.5%
Wins
68W–18L · 79.1%
45W–20L · 69.2%
Losses
56W–22L · 71.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Menifield
Crute
32W–12L · 72.7%
Overall
63W–34L · 64.9%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
63W–34L · 64.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Menifield
Crute
5.80
Landed / min
5.09
53.3%
Accuracy
44.8%
62.2%
Defense
46.8%
0.72
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.95
46.0%
Time at distance
30.5%
Grappling & control
Menifield
Crute
0.72
Takedowns / 15 min
5.67
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
64.3%
77.1%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.52
68.3%
Control share
66.8%
Strike target map
Menifield
  • Head84%(270)div 64%
  • Body8%(26)div 19%
  • Legs8%(26)div 16%
Crute
  • Head70%(88)div 64%
  • Body9%(11)div 19%
  • Legs21%(27)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Alonzo Menifield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jimmy Crute
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.